The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-04
QUESTION.
a rucIcr County Voice on the sl,ualIon-;Mr

A Tucker County Voice on the Situntion-Mr.
Mincar's Position.
To he Editor Of he laiellfgeneer.
sIg:-The interest which has been taken
In tho Senatorial question throughout the
State has been fully entered into by our
people in Tucker county. Especially was
this tho case when 1t became known that
our representative In the Senate, Mr..
Minear, had cast bis vote for Camden.
This was a surprise to our people who
know Mr.. Minear 10 be an uncompromis-
ing Republican. As II Is made q note OF,
and Is considered Of much moment that
MIR. MineGr pursued tho course he did In
the matter, It may not DO out Of place to
state what the Republicans Of this part OF
his district think Of 1t.
MIR. Minear wag elected sa O Republican
and he wa expected TO vote with that
party OIL all queetions which were OF q
political nature, or were on issue between
that party and the Democrats. Strictly
speaking, he has done this. So long 90
there wan my possibility that a combi.
nation could DO formed by which d Re-
publican could BIO elected, Minear Was
found at his post along with the other Re.
publicana. But, II Was oon made mani.
fest that no Republican could win. In
deed this WAS eviden. RI soon Gs tho re.
sui. Of the election In November became
known. But, still, tho Republicans
thought 1t best 10 remain alooi and lot the
party in the majority do the electing.
1t Ia not deemed necessary to dwell on
the history OF the matter, as 1t is well
enough known already. Suffice il, that
toward the close Of the session 1t became
more firmly settled than ever before that
the nan elected would be . Democrat,
and wonld either be Senator Camden, or
else an appointed man by Governor VII.
son. The Republicans, had they had no
choice In the matter, would have been
justiiable in standing back and letting
the Democrats settle the quarrel rs the
fortunes and tho fatcs OF war should bring
about. But, the Republicans, although In
tho minority, had III interest ct stake. 1t
was we'll known that Camden wa q tsrid
man and that the Governors appointment
would moat likely be a FREQ trader. 1t wna
OF vast moment which OF these 1t should
be. The Republicans hold that West Vir.
ginia ahould, by sll means, have taiiG,
and that free trado would be n decided
step toward tho ruin Of our manufactures.
1t was held by the Republicans thai. it
would be better to havo a Senator who
was for tariff than to have ono who was
not. p
Mr.. Minear held that the election OF a
Republican was the beat thing, but that II
that was impossible to BIO brought about,
then the mex. best thing was the election
OF q tariff Democrat. He thought the ties
OF party should not bind q man 80 as 10
destroy his free will to do what he consid-
cred wss for the best interests OF tho State.
Ones political prejudices shonld have a
limit, and should not render n go obsti.
nate TINT no will remain Rullen and dog
ged while the rights Of the people are be-.
ing infringed upon. The man who, when
his house is burning, refuses to save any.
thing be cannot rave all, is not a true
specimen Of humanity and the politician
who will let the commonwealth go to
ruin because he cannot have his own way
in all things is no. a good statesman, but
is q fair representative OF come OF those at
Charleston this winter. y
All OF those who believed that West
Virginia ought TO have tariff, and that the
country in general needed tariff, felt that
it would be better to have Mr.. Camden in
Congress than 10 have some FREQ trader;
and all saw plainly that it must be Gam.
den or a free trader. And yet, there they
sat. stubborn and obstinate to tho last,
rather to zee a man given the Office whom
they knew to be hostile to the welfare OF
the State, than to compromise their politi-
cal prejudices aud assist in the election OF
a man who believed in protection, FL.
though he was u Democrat.
It was from prejudice and obstinarcy OF
this kind that Minear broke away. See
ing that the Senator must DO q Democrat,
he preferred one who was for tariff. He
thought this was better than to allow
Governor Wilson to make the appoint
ment. He Was not willing to let that
dangerous free trade cancer which, with
Its body in the State Capitol and it's men,
beers reaching out 10 the Eastern Pan
handle, was digging itself into the vitals
Of our young State-he was not willing
for this to go on and ciinch itself more
and more deGthly upon our industries.
Rather than this, he VAS willing to throw
aside Tor q while his party toga, and, in
the name OF the common welfare OF our
country, do what hs thought, under tho
circumstances, WAC the best thing that
could bo done.
Tho cry OF condemnation has been
louder than that Of praise; but, We verify
believe that time will work a change. or
n thing rest assured, and that is, that
Minear did that which he considered was
the best for the people. Vo1 US1,
81. George, W. "a, March l.